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 11 FH FLANK MAIICIL which goes by the name of the Chersonese; and ciiAP. the English, for the reason just given, accepted ' the east or right side, whilst the French, keeping more to the westward, consented to take the left. Havinir, in the course of the 25th, sent back cathcart's " oiicrations. all the convoys of sick to the Katcha, and hav- ing sent forward what remained of the baggage- trains into the general line of march, Cathcart, on the following day, left the Belbec, moving up to Mackenzie's Parm, and descending thence to the Tchernaya. For some thirty hours or more Cathcart had been left so far isolated as to make it seem likely that he would have occasion for showing his quality as a commander, and he con- templated the eventuality of being attacked in a way which would oblige him to burn his baggage and cut his way through ; but the enemy forbore, attempting nothing against him. After gaining the Tchernaya on the 26th, Cath- cart did not, on the following day, pursue the track of the other divisions ; but, pursuant to Lord Eag- lan's orders, moved up by the Khantor Pass to the top of the plateau, and so at once came into line with the rest of the Anglo-French army, then, r.'inging in front of Sebastopol. Thus ended a venturesome movement. AVhether ' ruc n.-uik the measure was really, as some have imagmed, successfully ^ . ■■ acliieveu : a wise one, or v. liether it was of so perilous a nature as onl}' to bo rendered warrantable by the exceeding stress of the predicament which caused its adoption, the Allies had at least the furtune to reach the goal they had sought, and even to reach Yt;)r,. lY. c